Best table fare?
10-01-2002, 02:11 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
Posts: 1,796
Best table fare?
I'm not a huge waterfowler but I do get out once or twice a season.
In the past we've always harvested lots of blue and green winged teal, and some mallards and woodies.
Saturday was our opener and I shot 3 blue bills, I've never tried them and was wondering what to expect. I know they dive but are they fish ducks?
My experiance with eating has been (best to worst):
Canada goose
Mallard
Woodie
Teal
How about everyone else???
"guns aren't for killing people, guns are for killing dangerous and delicious animals"
- Homer Simpson
In the past we've always harvested lots of blue and green winged teal, and some mallards and woodies.
Saturday was our opener and I shot 3 blue bills, I've never tried them and was wondering what to expect. I know they dive but are they fish ducks?
My experiance with eating has been (best to worst):
Canada goose
Mallard
Woodie
Teal
How about everyone else???
"guns aren't for killing people, guns are for killing dangerous and delicious animals"
- Homer Simpson
10-01-2002, 05:42 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: kenney tx USA
Posts: 22
RE: Best table fare?
From what ive experienced, they all taste the same. I can make a gumbo of all the waterfowl species and cant tell the difference between them. The best table fare though is the sandhill crane.
"You shouldnt take life so seriously, you'll never get out alive"-Van Wilder
"You shouldnt take life so seriously, you'll never get out alive"-Van Wilder
10-01-2002, 09:49 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Posts: 1,837
RE: Best table fare?
Gotta go with Mallards and as TG said, Sandhills. For the Bluebills,put them in a small roaster(whole birds)stuffed with orange and onion sections. One hour a 350 until just pink inside. Enjoy!<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>
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Let em land!
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Let em land!
10-02-2002, 03:40 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wheaton Minnesota USA
Posts: 439
RE: Best table fare?
Teal are the best tasting duck by far. Blue Bills aren't fishy ducks they do have a little wilder taste to them than others but in my opinion all waterfowl is an excellent meal.
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10-03-2002, 03:13 AM
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lockesburg Ar USA
Posts: 122
RE: Best table fare?
I have no experience with bluebills, other than my Gordon McQuarrie books, but would have to rate teal at the top of my list. I have heard it said that bluebills are good eating until their diet consists mainly of fish.
